I definitely look up to Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins, and J.K. Rowling.

I definitely have the screenwriting itch.

I wrote a lot of 'Red Queen' wrapped in a blanket, cramped up while watching the snow come down.

My biggest bits of advice are, write as much as you can, finish what you start, get a thick skin, don't take crap from anyone, but also live your life and have fun. The stereotype of a writer holed up alone all day is really unhelpful. You can't write real people and real emotion if you don't let yourself experience them.

They trained me for this. It's their own fault. They helped make their own doom.

Mare?"
"Are you afraid, Maven?"
"I am. I'm afraid of failing. I'm afraid of letting this opportunity pass us by. And I'm afraid of what happens if nothing in this world ever changes. That scares me more than dying.